Where does “mégalomartyr” come from?

mégalomartyr (French) comes from French martyr, from Old French martire, from Ecclesiastical Latin martyr, from Ancient Greek μάρτυρ, from Ancient Greek μάρτυς — witness; martyr.

mégalomartyr (French): great martyr

Definitions

  1. great martyr

Ancestry of “mégalomartyr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmartyrmartyr
2Old Frenchmartiremartyr
3Ecclesiastical Latinmartyrmartyr, especially a Christian martyr
4Ancient GreekμάρτυρAeolic form of μᾰ́ρτῠς
5Ancient Greekμάρτυςwitness; martyr
Every word from Ancient Greek μάρτυς →Every word from Ancient Greek μάρτυρ →Every word from Ecclesiastical Latin martyr →